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  • Buckus93BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Because compact SUVs have replaced the average midsize sedan. If you’re going to make an EV, the safe bet is to make the most popular body style first.

    The Sub format also alleviates some of the compromises the sedan body style makes for EVs, such as high floors and short seats.

    • ZobeidZumaBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Because compact SUVs have replaced the average midsize sedan.

      I think you mean CUVs or crossovers. Not that many people are buying SUVs.

      Am I fighting a lost battle here? Have we got to the point where we’re just going to call every damn thing a SUV now, and then have to invent some new word for actual SUVs-as-such? I dunno. . . Off-roader? Or just go back to calling them all a “jeep” regardless of make and model?

  • bmeislerBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    I just leased an Ionic 6 SEL for considerably less than the cost of a Model 3. Leasing is usually a poor financial decision (unless you own a business and can write it off), but the foreign companies who aren’t eligible for the $7500 tax credit are now deducting $7500 from the cost of a 3-year lease, and it works out to literally half price - I paid $2k down, $402/mo including tax, plus a free L1 charger (Tesla cost $750), a free L2 charger with a $600 installation credit, and 2 years of free charging at Electrify America. Just saw an ad for leasing an ID.4 - $0 due at signing, $436/mo. Again, less than the model 3. And by most accounts, both cars are superior to the model 3.

  • Sfl2014BEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Because the same exact platform with a bigger box on top will sell for 5-10k more - higher profit margins for the automakers.